JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday his country would be the one to decide whether and how to respond to Iran’s major air assault earlier this week, brushing off calls for restraint from close allies. Israel's Response to Iran's Attack Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s...
New Study Calculates Climate Change’s Economic Bite Will Hit About $38 Trillion a Year by 2049
Climate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a fictional world that's not warming, with the poorest areas and those least responsible for heating the atmosphere taking the biggest monetary hit, a new study said. Climate change's economic bite in how...
Biden Pledges to Block Japanese Takeover of US Steel and Promises Tariffs on Chinese Steel
PITTSBURGH — President Joe Biden promised cheering unionized steelworkers on Wednesday that his administration would block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company and he called for a tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel, seeking to use trade policy to win over working-class votes in Pennsylvania, an election-year...
Don Arax Talks About His New Football Job at Visalia’s Central Valley Christian
The life of a football coach means long hours, says Don Arax, new football head coach at Central Valley Christian School. But despite adding to those hours with a commute from his home in Fresno to the school in Visalia, he relishes the opportunity to again be coaching young athletes....
Dem House Challengers Salas, Gray Flex Fundraising Muscle
Rudy Salas and Adam Gray have lots to brag about with the latest fundraising tallies for congressional candidates. Both are former Democratic Assemblymembers hoping to unseat Republican incumbents. Both lost to the same men in 2022. Salas, D-Bakersfield, reported raising $1 million for the period covering Feb. 15 through March...
Career-High Strike Outs for Ryan Weathers as Marlins Best Giants 6-3
MIAMI — Ryan Weathers struck out a career-high 10 before departing because of cramps in his left hand, and the Miami Marlins beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Tuesday night. Weathers (2-1) allowed two runs and five hits in six innings. The left-hander warmed up for the seventh, but...
LeBron’s Lakers Top Pelicans in Play-in, Set up Playoff Rematch With Nuggets
NEW ORLEANS — LeBron James, Anthony Davis and their supporting cast have the Los Angeles Lakers looking like a tougher out in the playoffs than they appeared to be just a few weeks earlier. The New Orleans Pelicans, meanwhile, find themselves on the brink of elimination and wondering about the health...
Storm Dumps Record Rain and Floods Dubai’s Airport
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The desert nation of the United Arab Emirates attempted to dry out Wednesday from the heaviest rain ever recorded there after a deluge flooded out Dubai International Airport, disrupting flights through the world's busiest airfield for international travel. The state-run WAM news agency called the...
Mookie Betts Matches Career Best with 5 Hits in Dodgers’ 6-2 Victory Over Nationals
LOS ANGELES — Mookie Betts tied his career high with five hits, doubling twice and driving in two runs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Betts singled leading off the first against Patrick Corbin (0-3) and scored as Teoscar...
Klay Thompson Misses All 10 Shots in Potential Last Game With the Warriors
SACRAMENTO — Klay Thompson has provided so many memorable moments during his decade-plus run as Stephen Curry's Splash Brother running mate for the Golden State Warriors dynasty. The Game 6 heroics. The scores of 3-pointers. The shut-down defense against some of the game's top scorers. Those were all distant memories...